KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Mary Lou Retton Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Mary Lou Retton

Showing 1-10 of 21 Quotes by Mary Lou Retton

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Be cocky. Walk into the Georgia Dome like you own it.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


That's because the International Olympic Committee has a policy of never replacing medals.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with financial success.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.

~Mary Lou Retton

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 24th, 1968

Links

Find Mary Lou Retton on Amazon

Related Authors

Muhammad Ali
Lance Armstrong
Yogi Berra
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jordan
Satchel Paige
Steve Prefontaine
Mike Tyson

Popular Authors

Rene Descartes Sigmund Freud Michael Jackson Michael Jordan Yayoi Kusama Rosa Parks William Arthur Ward E. E. Cummings

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1882 - James Joyce

1905 - Ayn Rand

1745 - Hannah More

1754 - Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

1843 - Knute Nelson

1859 - Havelock Ellis

1864 - Margot Asquith

1874 - Ernest Shackleton

1875 - Fritz Kreisler

1882 - James Stephens

Birthdays on February 2nd
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Computers Dad Finance Gardening Health Hope Love Medical